Invaders

What event happens first in the story? 

• The invaders look at the ground for footprints.
• The Invaders leave the ship and enter the woods.
• The narrator thinks about attacking the invaders.
• The narrator steps into view and greets the invaders.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In the exposition of the story, you learn that --- 

• the narrator speaks english
• the invaders are cruel people
• Captain Standish is a leader
• the weather is cold and snowy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In paragraph 1, the author develops suspense by using the phrase ---

• "first day of its arrival"
• "I knew that they would be watching"
• "None of them left the ship"
• "signs of human life"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The conflict the narrator struggles with is --- 

• choosing whether to return with  the invaders to their country
• deciding which response to the invaders will be best for his people

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The conflict not resolved at the end of the story ---

• What will happen between the invaders and the  narrator's people
• how the narrator will decide to communicate with the invaders
• whether the invaders can make their way off the ship and into the forest
• if the narrator will choose to stay hidden from the invaders

The rising action begins when the narrator says ---

• "They looked very much like us" (paragraph 4)
• "I learned to wear their clothing and even to eat their food"
  (paragraph 7)
• "But now they were back again"
  (paragraph 13)
• "Yes, we could be cruel, too"
  (paragraph 23)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In line 18 the narrator is losing hope because ---

• he fears his people are outnumbered and will be killed
• his hiding places in the snowy forest are too visible
• he thinks that the invaders are looking for another captive
• his footprints might lead the invaders to his people

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The flashback begins when the narrator says--

• "I met them first when I was almost a boy and I had been without caution"
  (paragraph 5)
• "But by now, I knew enough of them to know that this was not true"
  (paragraph 9)
• "There were so many more of the invaders on the ship"
  (paragraph 18)
• "But I still retreated silently before them, afraid to approach them"
  (paragraph 20)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The flashback reveals that the narrator ---

• carefully watched the invaders when they left their ship
• was captured as a child by invaders and taken to their land
• grew to believe that invaders had friendly intentions
• had many habits in common with the invaders

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The climax of the story occurs when the narrator ---

• steps out and speaks to the invaders
• hides from the invaders in the woods
• returns home after being held captive
• hears the invaders talk to their leader

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4